How an eleven year old handles a bad hair day

He takes matters (scissors) into his own hands. His mother "flips out," so he tells his friends at school. The bad part in all of this is that he had a scheduled hair appointment that day. I guess having to wait 9 hours for a professional haircut must have seemed like a lifetime for a 6th grader. "Scissors are for cutting paper."

It's Back!

After a one year hiatus, Mark's Christmas letter is back in all its glory. I'm not convinced that this is his best work, but I still had a few belly laughs. Be on the look out if you are a usual recipient of this non-traditional letter.

The Compassionate vs. the Greedy

The boys took time this weekend to write out their Christmas lists. How can the same mother and father produce such two different children? I wonder what Santa will think?

Jonathan's list to Santa:


Jonathan's last entry reads "Presents for poor kids around the world".


Morgan's list to Santa:

We sold our 2 bedroom bungalow because...

... the boys were getting older/bigger and we needed more space.  So we sold it and moved into a brand new 4 bedroom home.  The boys instantly had their own room for the first time since JonJon was born.  Now for the past two weeks they have decided to sleep in the spare bedroom together.  Here's a shot after they crashed last night.  

Now I am wondering why I went to such great efforts to decorate their individual rooms.  Morgan is Colts crazy, and JonJon is all about the Ohio State University.  Here's hoping that someday he will attend OSU on an academic scholarship and I will never ever have to redecorate his room!  

Windy city

Mark and I have known each other for 14 years.  This past weekend was the first vacation I have taken without my husband and children.  I headed to Chicago on Friday with 7 other women.  We had a blast, shopped on Michigan Avenue and enjoyed each others company.  We returned on Sunday.  We are already talking about our next adventure...maybe Vegas?

Snow is in the air...

    (Spring Break 2008)

It's opening day in Breckenridge, CO. Last night we purchased our airline tickets to spend our 3rd consecutive Spring Break in Breck. Can't wait!

The Athletic and the Ghoulish

      Neighborhood Friends  

 
   Off and Running

 
     Older boys on their own